Oneal Ron Morris Facing 100 Years In Prison For Manslaughter

A transgender woman accused of performing illegal cosmetic surgeries on people’s buttocks is back in Broward to face her most serious charge yet: manslaughter.

Oneal Ron Morris, 33, is accused of posing as a doctor and injecting a mixture of cement, bathroom caulk, Fix-A-Flat tire sealant, mineral oil and Super Glue into “patients” to give them the derrieres of their dreams. Instead, police said, the illegal injections resulted in surgeries to repair the damage, severe infection and even death.

Morris, who is also known as “Duchess,” faces seven counts of practicing health care without a license and one count of manslaughter. If convicted of all charges and sentenced consecutively, she faces up to 100 years in prison.

The first case against Morris was filed in Miami-Dade in 2011. It became known as the “Toxic Tush” case and garnered worldwide news coverage.

As a result, more victims came forward, including Shatarka Nuby, who paid Morris $2,000 for as many as 10 injections beginning in 2007 in homes in Tamarac and Sunrise, according to police and court records.

Nuby died in March 2012 while serving a federal prison sentence for identity theft. She had been convicted of stealing about $20,000 to spend on breast implants and liposuction, according to court records.

A medical examiner ruled Nuby died of lung disease caused by “massive systemic silicone migration” from injections in her hips and buttocks. Before she died, Nuby wrote to the Florida Department of Health to complain about her severe medical problems and the hardening and discoloration of her buttocks.

The following July, Morris was charged with the death of her former client. In October, Morris pleaded guilty to one criminal charge against her in Miami and was sentenced to a year and a day in prison starting Jan. 7, 2013.